Norwegian referee Espen Eskas will make his WC debut by officiating Uruguay - Cape Verde.
Match #37
Group H
22 June 2026, 00:00 CET
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
URUGUAY - CAPE VERDE
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Erik Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Tori Penso USA
Reserve AR : Brooke Mayo USA
Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1 : Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2 :Dennis Johan Higler NED
Correct YC. Should have given the free kick on the situation a minute earlier.
ReplyDelete5’ YC for reckless challenge for CPV defender
ReplyDeleteEarly YC by Eskas which is supportable but not in keeping with the high bar at this tournament
Reckless any day of the week
DeleteIt’s amazing you know, he gives a YC for a poor challenge and then all of a sudden it stops the CPV players from diving in and making poor challenges. This is what using disciplinary actions does in stopping the escalation of challenges
Delete@EricX I agree with you but if you look at this tournament, let alone the last game, you have to say that we have seen a lot of these types of challenges go without any disciplinary action.
DeleteYou are right about that, but i does not mean that the disviplinary actions in previous games have been flawless.
DeleteEspen Eskås has chewing gum in his mouth.. interesting..
ReplyDeleteI feel it's rather normal, I'm sure Oliver tends to too
DeleteWhat a shock
Delete"I don't think it's normal for a referee to chew gum... he is chewing gum while communicating with the players and VAR. What kind of professionalism is this?"
DeletePossible handball 23'
ReplyDeletePotential PK for handball, correct no call imo
ReplyDeleteNo penalty is ok. Very good Eskas at time with 3 correct YC and alertness in his refereeing. I like it.
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ReplyDeleteI think Eskas is one of the best referees when it comes to positioning.
ReplyDelete"I remember the Rangers vs. Fenerbahce game; it was the worst refereeing performance I have ever seen in my life. Right after that, the Bilbao vs. United game was exactly the same. I think Espen Eskås is a protected referee by uefa and fifa. Almost all the penalties he awards are help from VAR."
DeleteAnd now some will make argument that he did not stop the play or that Uruguay did not show fair play.
ReplyDeleteFor me no big need and also the player could play the ball out
DeleteAgree. No problem at all. Very good first half by Eskas IMO.
DeleteWhy did CPV #18 need to come off before the KO? Play was not stopped for his injury.
DeleteDoing the growingly popular in Europe signal for how much extra additional time. A regular half for Eskas, more an expected Uefa style, with a consistant foul line. YC for reckless and SPA correct. All very good thus far!
ReplyDeleteGreat performance by Eskas. Great YCs and good advantages. Also correct no penalty call and top communication. Lets hope for a good second half
ReplyDeleteAgree, one of the best performances in the tournament (so far) by the Norwegian referee in a very challenging match. I tried to tell people about Eskas for many months now! Between this game and one of the matches yesterday, you can see sooo clearly the difference between a referee who has (earned and) savours FIFA's trust/belief and radiates that in his refereeing, and an official for whom the contrary is very visibly true. It was unfortunate what happened at the Uru 1-1 goal, I did expect Eskas to kill the match when Muslera got on the ball, but I don't think (m)any fingers of blame can be pointed at the ref here.
DeleteIncorrect dropped ball and incorrect placement and also incorrect team got the restart…
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